As part of her first in person engagement since recovering from a bout of COVID-19, Queen Elizabeth II held an audience with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. In Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II has been staying since the outbreak of the pandemic, Trudeau met with Queen Elizabeth, who is also the Queen
According to the prosecutor investigating Donald Trump and others’ efforts to pressure Georgia officials, the president and others broke the law. Former President, after he railed against prosecutors investigating him, is seeking security help from the FBI after winning the Joe Biden’s presidential election. In a letter sent to the FBI office in Atlanta on
On Sunday, protesters marching against COVID-19 vaccinations and restrictions were dispersed by water cannons and tear gas fired by police. Thousands of people protested in other European capitals on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the march, which followed similar demonstrations in other European capitals against the vaccine passports and other regulations that European
According to the UK Health Security Agency, the range of reproduction “R” numbers for England’s COVID-19 virus has dropped to between 0.8 and 1.1. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has reopened the economy, which may mean that cases are shrinking. When an R number ranges between 0.8 and 1.1, the infection will be spread
During a breakthrough election held after a coup nearly seven years ago, former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita came to power only to be ousted by another coup just seven years later. He died at age 76. Since he was forced to resign by the military junta in August 2020, Keita, who is known as
A Durham police spokesman said that an 18-year-old pregnant woman, eight months pregnant, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night. Around 7:25 p.m Heeven Zariah Rooks, of Durham, was traveling north on South Briggs Avenue when the 2002 Cadillac Escalade she was traveling in smashed into her head, Based on a Durham police
A major heroin bust by the international maritime operation in the Arabian Sea saw the United States navy seize 385 kilograms of heroin (nearly 849 pounds) worth nearly $4 million. Stateless fishing vessels plying Mideast waters were intercepted by USS Tempest and USS Typhoon, according to an official statement from the international task force. On
A new study has shown that older people who receive the third dose of either Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will have an increased chance of being protected against the Omicron variant. Researchers in the study examined the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines that used mRNA technology against the Delta and Omicron variants of
Leaders from Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia met Tuesday to discuss their Open Balkan initiative which aims at promoting political stability throughout the region. Edi Rama, president of Albania, hosted the two-day meeting in Tirana with Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia, and Zoran Zaev, president of north Macedonia. In addition to signing labour market and
According to latest unemployment benefit filings, more Americans applied for benefits, despite signs that the labour market is rebounding from last year’s coronavirus recession. Apparently not all boats rise with the tide, but it appears as though some firms are experiencing a recovery in their business. According to historical standards, the number of jobless claims
The Broward County School District will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some injured in last year’s Valentine’s Day Massacure at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Members of the Board voted Tuesday to approve the two legal settlements. 51 plaintiffs, including family members of the 17 victims, injured
The Italian government has tried to combat the pandemic by making it mandatory for all women in Italy who are not pregnant or have given birth recently, but this is not working as well they imagined.While Italy was under lockdown, the country’s birth rate declined by 13.6%.The month of January 2021 saw a drastic fall
